Actor James Stacy, 79

During the early 1960s, Stacy was married to actress Connie Stevens, after the two met on the set of the film “Summer Magic.” They divorced in 1966 after three years. A later marriage to Kim Darby (“True Grit”) lasted just a year, ending in divorce in 1969.

After “Lancer” ended, Stacy appeared on other series, including “The Streets of San Francisco” and “Marcus Welby, M.D.” before being struck by a drunk driver in 1973. The accident resulted in the death of his then-girlfriend, Claire Cox, and the loss of his left arm and left leg.

Stacy was bound to a wheelchair after the collision, which led to a lawsuit in which he received damages from a bar that served the driver who struck him.

In 1996, Stacy was convicted of molesting an 11-year-old girl in the first of a series of legal troubles that included allegations of prowling while he was on bail for those charges.The actor attempted suicide after fleeing to Hawaii before sentencing. He eventually served six years in the men’s prison in Chino.

Stacy is survived by his partner, Antigoni Tsamparlis, as well as a daughter, Heather Elias, from his marriage to Darby, a grandson, great-grandson and a brother and sister.

Allegations of prowling? How does a man with one leg and one arm prowl?

^^^^With SIGN LANGUAGE, Rose!!

I first read about this guy here at the datalounge. What a fucked-up mess.

He attempted suicide around the time of his molestation incident by jumping off of a cliff. That couldn't have been easy with one arm and leg. And he survived?!

[quote]Allegations of prowling? How does a man with one leg and one arm prowl?

That cracked me up because that's the first thing I thought too.

James Franco should do a movie about him

Really messed up guy, but he was pretty hot at one time. Kim Darby must have liked really hot messed up guys. She was at one time seriously involved with Pete Duel, handsome as hell but seriously screwed up. I never understood how Kim Darby got these hot guys in her bed; she was never much to look at. But she was rather a basket case herself; maybe that was what drew them to her. Like favors like.

I never knew who he was, and still don't.

I swear DataLounge is just going to hell.

Stacy was one gorgeous man back in the day. I don't know if he was always prone to molesting underage girls, or if his mentality came as a result of the accident and the drastic downturn in his life. Since it only seems to have happened once I have to think that he went nuts after his accident.

He died 4 years ago. Why was this bumped?

If it's of no interest to you, why have you bothered to click on the link and comment?

[quote]Allegations of prowling? How does a man with one leg and one arm prowl?

Or flee? Don’t forget “...fleeing to Hawaii.”

“Hurry, boys - he’s very slowly getting away!”